Indiana
Indiana was the 2202nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 84 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 604th; the most babies were born in 2021 (112). Over the last ten years it has moved up 283 places. More babies were named Indiana in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,202 girls, down 241 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 84girls
- Girls and boys
- 58% girls, 42% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2021112 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,537babies recorded
Indiana popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,202 | #2,317 | 84 | 60 |
| 2020 | #1,961 | #1,856 | 97 | 80 |
| 2010 | #4,336 | #5,341 | 34 | 17 |
| 2000 | #4,709 | #3,243 | 25 | 26 |
| 1990 | #8,746 | #7,519 | 9 | 6 |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | #4,064 | — | 6 | — |
| 1930 | #4,267 | — | 6 | — |
| 1920 | #2,988 | — | 11 | — |
| 1910 | #1,691 | — | 9 | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | #1,416 | — | 5 | — |
| 1880 | #604 | — | 9 | — |
How popular is Indiana, counting every spelling?
Indiana has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Indiana?
84 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Indiana (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Indiana born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 100 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Indiana.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Indiana?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Indiana are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 18. That makes Indiana a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Indiana by state
How common Indiana was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.8×). In 40 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Indiana: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Indiana, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Indiana
How popular is the name Indiana?
Indiana was the 2202nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 84 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 604th; the most babies were born in 2021 (112). Over the last ten years it has moved up 283 places. More babies were named Indiana in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Indiana a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 58% girls, 42% boys given the name Indiana in the US.
Where is Indiana most popular?
In 2021–2025, Indiana was most common in Utah (0.12 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Washington.